The Ghost Whisperer

Melinda had her hands full with a real estate power selling husband and wife duo when the husband, Kirk, dies. From the beginning of the episode, it is pretty clear that this guy is obnoxious. Because of that, he looks and plays the part of a realtor quite well.

Anyone who has had to deal with a realtor these days can understand what we're getting at - they are as smarmy as a used car salesmen. Sorry to all of you great Realtors out there - this guy def. gives off that impression...and his wife isn't that much better of a person either.

It's funny how relatable their relationship is to us viewers. Most of many arguments that come up in a relationship have not one, not two, but three sides - the third being the truth.

 As it turns out, both of them were really just trying to make a piece offering - but ended tragically because of their narrow-mindedness. How tragic? Read our full review of the "Dead Listing" to find out!

Beyond the basic storyline, we come to find out that Aiden is getting help with his magic tricks from not only one ghost, but multiple. Melinda believes she has everything under control, but she has no idea how deep this rabbit hole goes.

Aiden shows us that the dead girl has a lethal past that she wants his help with, but doesn't want his parents to find out. This scene leads us into next week's episode which looks to be personally eventful for our heroine Melinda.

Until next week, we leave you with a few of our favorite Ghost Whisperer quotes from the hour:

Kirk: Rita mourn? Those tears are an act - that bitch killed me. | permalink

Jim: Yeah it's incredible - esp. since he can't read yet. | permalink

Melinda: Please stop calling him my body. | permalink

On Friday's new episode of The Ghost Whisperer, Jim suspects a colleague of foul play.

Was this co-worker involved in the disappearance of a medical student? Check out the official CBS promo for "Devil's Bargain" below:

On this week's episode of The Ghost Whisperer, Chad Lowe guest stars.

What role does he play? And who else should viewers expect to see before the year is through? TV Guide Magazine asked those questions of producer Ian Sander...

On Lowe: "He plays a guy named Nathan, a high profile client of Jamie Kennedy’s psychologist character, Eli. He is a software mogul with an obsessive compulsive disorder and paranoia."

On Aiden in the episode: "Aidan is an empath, which means he is able to empathize with some of these ghosts. Melinda is able to have visions through him. And this episode accelerates that dynamic more than any other."

On future guest stars: "On November 13, we have Ally McBeal’s Greg Germann and Entourage’s Perrey Reeves playing a warring husband and wife real estate couple in a really fun War of the Roses-themed episode."

For a look at larger images from tomorrow night's episode, click on the pics below. Then, follow this article's jump for the official CBS promo for it.

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Bruce Davison isn't done with The Ghost Whisperer.

The actor will reprise his role - first seen in May's finale - as the dean of Rockland University for at least four episodes this season. The character has a connection to the Book of Changes.

“He plays a really pivotal character,” producer P.K. Simonds told TV Guide Magazine. “He's now the president of the university, but he had a certain relationship to the book that was just kind of hinted at last season, and we're going to find out more about that. His relationship with various potent forces are a threat to our characters this coming season, and we're going to find out a lot about that starting soon.”

Davison has most recently appeard on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Closer and Criminal Minds. He'll pop up from time to time on this CBS drama, Simonds said.

“He is one of those characters who is not what he seems and at various times plays much different kinds of roles in terms of how he may be able to help, or he may be able to harm our characters.”

This Friday's episode of The Ghost Whisperer recalls the hit horror movie The Ring. But in reverse.

On the installment "See No Evil," there's a dangerous email going around. Those that don't forward it are in serious trouble.

Watch the official CBS promo for the episode below:

We've also compiled a set of images from the upcoming hour. Click on each below for a larger version:

An interesting Ghost Whisperer casting note:

Co-star Camryn Manheim has landed a role for her eight-year-old son, Milo. He'll play a junior magician named Reilly on a November episode of the CBS drama.

“I’m a little embarrassed by this, but it’s just a one-time thing,” Camryn told TV Guide Magazine. “He’s shooting a handkerchief trick at this moment with the young actor who’s playing Melinda’s son, who we’ll see has his own magic. That tells you what kind of stage mother I am – I’m not even with him on set!”

As loyal fans of The Ghost Whisperer know, the show will jump ahead five years when its fifth season premieres tonight.

It's a season that was never in doubt, producer P.K. Simonds told Entertainment Weekly, due to the creative risk the show took to conclude the series in May, as Melinda discovered she was pregnant with a magical child.

“We were in a much stronger position, and that had everything to do with the risk that we took and the new life that we injected into the show," Simonds said.

On this week's episode, little Aiden is a toddler, at the age where he can actually be “the key” watcher Carl predicted he’d be in the aforementioned finale; also Jim is now practicing at a hospital that will become “the centerpiece of our storytelling and the new interesting dark places we intend to go,” Simonds said.

What else did he have to say about the episodes ahead? Let's take a look:

What is Aiden's gift? “This child can see and sense things that Melinda can’t, and some of those things that he sees are things that don’t want to be seen and that no one in our world has seen yet. They’re threatened, and when things are threatened, sometimes they take action.”

What happens after you die? "Melinda is able to see and communicate with spirits who are on that specific plane of existence that is beyond life... we’ve never said what happens when they leave that plane and cross over or under. What we’re basically saying is that it’s a little more complicated than it appears, and there’s beauty but there’s also darkness.

"If there’s someone or something that lives on that next plane, what relationship do they have to the rest of us? Are they friendly or are they not? The answer is both. When they’re not friendly, how much jeopardy do they pose to our characters? The answer is a lot.”

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The Ghost Whisperer kicks off its fifth season this Friday.

As means to hype the next phase in this CBS drama - which will find Melinda and company jumping ahead a few years - producers Kim Moses and Ian Sander previews the episode ahead for TV Guide.

Here's an excerpt of what they had to say:

In our season premiere, you will be personally introduced to Melinda and Jim's new baby at the moment the baby is put into Melinda's arms. We can't wait to share this once in a lifetime exciting Ghost Whisperer moment with you. And stay tuned to discover if Mel's baby has a "gift" related to the spirit world... and, if so, what's the "gift."

It's been confirmed that The Ghost Whisperer will jump ahead five years when its fifth season debuts on September 25.

But what, exactly, does this mean? Here's a detailed (somewhat confusing) look at the upcoming premiere episode, "Birthday Presence." In the installment...

• Sam has re-invented himself as a physician;
• Melinda's son, Aiden, is five years old;
• There's a ghost named Amber Heaton on the prowl, who died during childbirth;
• Her baby, Tyler, was adopted, but Amber believes his body died - and his soul is now in Aiden's body;
• According to Amber, Tyler now haunts Aiden him every year on his birthday.

When The Ghost Whisperer returns this fall, the CBS drama will look a bit different.

Don't worry, Jennifer Love Hewitt will still be her gorgeous self. But she may show signs of a gray hair or two.

That's because the series will jump ahead more than five years. This is mainly meant to speed up the development of Jim and Melinda's unique son, as producer P.K. Simmons confirmed on his blog this week:

"This season's big story is going to be driven by Melinda and Jim's new little guy, Aiden. Carl the Watcher told Melinda that her son would be able to do what she did, "and much, much more" - and he wasn't lying. From the first episode... it will become apparent what some of those gifts are. And that's because, yes, we're jumping five years ahead."

This can be tricky territory. Let's hope the show knows what it's doing.